carcinogen

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Its active ingredient is glyphosate, which the International Agency for Research on Cancer, a unit of the World Health Organization, identified in 2015 as a probable human carcinogen.

From BBC • Feb. 17, 2026

The International Agency for Research on Cancer considers glyphosate, one of Roundup's ingredients, a probable human carcinogen, but Bayer says scientific studies and regulatory approvals show the weedkiller is safe.

From Barron's • Feb. 17, 2026

Some studies have found it is a likely carcinogen, and others concluded it does not pose a true cancer risk for humans.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 16, 2026

"We should have a similar campaign with tanning bed usage. The World Health Organization has deemed tanning beds to be the same level of carcinogen as smoking and asbestos. It's a class one carcinogen."

From Science Daily • Dec. 15, 2025

The Warburg theory also explains why repeated small doses of a carcinogen are more dangerous under some circumstances than a single large dose.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson